911 Reminder - Greenlee County Emergency Medical Services 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

TO ALL GREENLEE COUNTY RESIDENTS !

Please note:

Greenlee County Emergency Medical Services

(the Ambulance Station in Duncan)

is NOT a doctor’s office.

Please do not drive to the Ambulance station to seek medical advice.

The Paramedics and EMTs on-duty are not always present inside the station, and;

They are not physicians trained to dispense medical advice.

They are trained to respond to emergency medical situations only. 

The only proper way to obtain emergency medical service from the Paramedics and EMTs on-duty is to dial 911.

Thank you

Community Involvement

1. GHR serves as Medical Director, Medical Examiner, Death Investigator and TB Control Officer for Greenlee County, and as Medical Advisor to the Greenlee County Health Department.
2. The GHR staff is, or has been involved in a variety of community service organizations, including:

• The Greenlee County Community Partnership Panel
• The E.A. College Greenlee Advisory Board
• The Greenlee Chamber of Commerce
• The Greenlee Substance Abuse Committee, and
• The Domestic Violence Task Force

3. GHR supports, or has supported and GHR staff donate their free time helping to plan, organize, and staff many community service activities and events such as:

• The Annual FMI Health & Safety Fair
• The Monthly Diabetes Education and Support Group
• The Community Health Assistance Fund
• Student Sun Safety and Faculty Health & Wellness Fairs
• Backpacks for Kids
• The Holiday Giving Project
• The Festival of Lights Parade
• The 4th of July Parade
• Santa’s Workshop Tour and Easter Egg Hunt for Special Needs Students
• Friends of the Frisco River Cleanup Project, and many others.

4. GHR also is a host facility for E.A. College Student internship programs, the A.T. Still University and the Rocky Mountain University Physician Assistant Clinical Rotation Programs.
5. Gila Health Resources is proud to sponsor the MEDSTART SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM as a means to provide financial assistance to Greenlee County youth in pursuit of healthcare-related careers through certificate and degree programs offered at Eastern Arizona College.
6. “GHR’s Summer Intern Program” provides employment for three local high school students who are interested in healthcare careers each summer.